Delaware General Assembly

Out of Committee 6/26/12

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

6/20/12

Kowalko

Sen. Bunting

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD CARE FACILITIES.

Section 344(d) of Title 31 of the Delaware Code currently exempts entities under state ownership or control, such as a public school, from the regulatory authority of the Office of Child Care Licensing (“OCCL”). This Act removes that exemption for expanded or new services or programs. Thus, child care facilities under state ownership and control, including programs for preschool, pre-k and before-and after-school-aged children, must comply with the licensing requirements of the OCCL for new or expanded services, but not for existing services.. A facility that administers federal Head Start programs, however, is not subject to the licensing requirements of the OCCL because such programs are regulated by federal requirements. Maternity wards of general hospitals continue to be exempted from the OCCL’s licensing requirements. Programs that are subject to state education curriculum components are not required to adhere to education curriculum requirements as promulgated by the OCCL.

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